Travel Reference
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October
Summer is a distant memory and by the end of the month the months-long polar night
begins in Svalbard. Temperatures have begun to drop and business travellers far out-
number those travelling for pleasure.
LILLEHAMMER JAZZ FESTIVAL
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) of the Norwegian year; like any ski town, Lillehammer rocks (so to speak)
during festival time, which is sometimes late September but more often October.
BERGEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Arguably Norway's most important film festival (
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), Bergen becomes a film-
lover's paradise with subtitled movies in cinemas across the city in mid- to late October.
Unlike Haugesund's August film festival, the focus is resolutely international.
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Norway's largest cultural festival (
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) means three weeks of concerts, plays
and general celebration led by Trondheim's 25,000-strong university student population. It
takes place in odd-numbered years, beginning in October and not stopping until well into
November.
SVALBARD BLUES
Svalbard doesn't bother with festivals in summer: the endless sunlight is reason enough to
be happy. In late October, with the long polar night just around the corner, Longyearbyen
hosts a well-regarded blues festival (
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), with scheduled concerts and improvised
jam sessions.
